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Symposium on PMSCs: Ukraine’s New Bill on PMSCs – A Possible Pandora’s Box for Operations Abroad?
On 6 May 2025, a new bill was presented to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: the “Draft Law on International Activities of Private Law Legal Entities in the Military and Security Spheres” (“Draft Law on PMSCs”). The proposal was referred to the parliament’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, and seeks to regulate the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs), as well as to establish specific state requirements for providing these services both within and outside Ukraine to strengthen the country’s role in the global security market. In this manner, Ukraine is now aiming to regulate its PMSCs industry, which in developed countries like the USA is expected to reach a market value of USD 457.3 billion by 2030. This bill is pending parliamentary discussion in the Verkhovna Rada, but it is worthwhile to analyse its current state and potential challenges. Continue reading
European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs)
Generated by Gemini AI September 7, 2006 Eastern Europe Legislative Frameworks: European defense ministries and Ukraine continue advancing statutory frameworks to formally structure and register local private military companies (PMCs) for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Summary table comparing the Yearsley government contractor defense with FTCA combatant-activities preemption limits.
Summary table comparing the Yearsley government contractor defense with FTCA combatant-activities preemption limits. Generated by Gemini AI, Sept 7, 2026 The Yearsley doctrine and the FTCA combatant-activities exception serve as two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Treasury Sanctions Transnational Network Recruiting Colombians to Fight in Sudan’s Civil War
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on four individuals and four entities for their roles in fueling the civil war in Sudan, a conflict that has provoked the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian crisis. This transnational network—primarily composed of Colombian nationals and companies—recruits former Colombian military personnel and trains soldiers, including children, to fight for the Sudanese paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Continue reading
A War-Built Industry With No Legal Name: Ukraine Moves to Regulate Its Private Military Boom
Russia-Ukraine War 16 JUNE 2026 A War-Built Industry With No Legal Name: Ukraine Moves to Regulate Its Private Military Boom Private firms already train drone pilots, clear minefields, and shoot Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Action Alert: Cosponsor the Bipartisan Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act 2.0
February 20, 2026 | Action Alert Action Alert: Cosponsor the Bipartisan Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act 2.0 Bottom Line Up Front Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the Holding Accountable… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
FAR FAC Number: 2026-01 Effective Date: 03/13/2026 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States. As prescribed in 25.302-6 insert the following clause: Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Age of the Mercenary Is Here to Stay
Wagner has provided a blueprint that other state-sponsored groups will inevitably adopt. As guns-for-hire reshape conflicts from Ukraine to the Sahel, it is important to recognize that Wagner was not the first private military company (PMC) to rewrite the terms of war, nor will they be the last. The West needs to learn this painful lesson now, before we are caught off guard again. Continue reading
Extract, Violate, and Scare: Data Mining Tools Take Over the Immigration Surveillance State
Vol. 24 No. 4 (2026): Open Issue Articles Extract, Violate, and Scare: Data Mining Tools Take Over the Immigration Surveillance State Document Link: https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/issue/view/1134 Article Sidebar Published: Aug 30, 2026 DOI:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Court Limits Pentagon Use of Supply Chain Risk Label
Court Limits Pentagon Use of Supply Chain Risk Label By Sarah Brooks August 28, 2026 4 mins A US judge has ruled that Anthropic’s supply chain risk designation be removed (Image… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading